The date for the Spring Shop Tour has been set for Saturday, March 16. This shop tour will feature shops in the Bellingham area. Stay tuned for more details.
Announcement – February Meeting Change
The February meeting has been moved from Tuesday, February 5th to Monday, February 11th. The meeting will take place at the Burlington Public Library. Stay tuned for more details.
January 2013 Meeting – Tony Konovaloff, Cabinetmaker
Our first meeting in 2013 (note the date change from January 1st to January 8th) will be an interesting demonstration and discussion on hand plane techniques and sharpening by former NCWA member and author Tony Konovaloff. Tony has been creating furniture and cabinet projects since 1986 and decided very early in his woodworking career to do all his work strictly with hand tools. Initially, he was self-taught, but eventually had the opportunity to attend the College of the Redwoods in Ft. Bragg, CA. His handmade tool cabinet (pictured below) was featured in “The Toolbox Book” by Jim Tolpin. In addition to Tony’s demonstration and discussion, he plans to bring joinery samples, an example of his work, and copies of his book “Chisel, Mallet, Plane and Saw” for those interested in purchasing it. For more information, see Tony’s website: http://tonykonovaloff.com/
December 2012 Meeting – Hand cut dovetails
Steve Dando, regular instructor at the Seattle Woodcraft store, will return for our
December 4th meeting to do a demonstration on hand cut dovetails. Last January, Steve
demonstrated three dovetail jigs for cutting dovetails with a router, and this time he’ll
show us how we can all master hand cut dovetails with a little practice. Steve teaches a
variety of classes at Woodcraft in Seattle.